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Great article but it would be great to hear more about apps that make better use of your Dropbox, stuff like IFTTT that allows you to automate daily tasks with Dropbox (and other apps) or Orangedox that allows your track who's reading/downloading your Dropbox files.

FileThis looks great,. in a similar space have you tried SalmonPDM,.. a directory model is created for each user/couple or family, directly onto your dropbox ... and then link/shortcts to your house area, your car area,... kinda unique so far,.. getting some great revews.

People cannot ignore the trend of cloud storage. Just like smartphone, people will normally feel uncomfortable and unsafe to use such kind of new technology. The smartphone is much more complicated and prone to security attacks then old-days function-only mobile phone such as Nokia 6500. But nobody will go back to those antediluvian stuff. The same thing holds true for cloud storage - DropBox is taking the right approach to address people's concerns.

I think that these apps for backing up and locking your information are the most important here. Those are the reasons many still feel uncomfortable with storing things in the cloud.

But the reality is that the cloud is an inevitable storage place. There will always be that small subset of organizations who cannot do so because of security. But for the most part it seems that consumers and enterprises are becoming more comfortable with this idea.

Dropbox is a decent tool to have on your desktop. It gives the ability to store your data and can be accessed from anywhere as long as you have internet. At the same time it can shared among people too.

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